Colorado Native Shines Light on Personal Issue at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

Competitive eater Mary Bowers, raised in Colorado, used her participation in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest to bring awareness to the human rights abuses in South Korea's overseas adoption system. After discovering her own history and connecting with others who had similar experiences, Bowers joined the Australia-United States Korean Rights Group to advocate for an investigation into the adoption system. She aims to raise awareness and get the United States government involved in addressing this pressing international human rights issue. Bowers finished 8th in the contest, but her work is not over as she encourages others to sign a petition calling for an investigation into illegal and fraudulent adoptions from South Korea.